0130WarmUp

What's a Roomba? A latin dance? A vacuum cleaner? Huh?

What's a Pakbot? A mechanical beast of burden? A motorized backpack?

They're all developed by a company here in Massachusetts called IRobot Corp.

Check it out @ http://store.irobot.com/corp/index.jsp

There is another group developing a robot that can jump and roll maybe intended for space exploration. See a demo @ http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16190-video-jumping-rolling-robot-avoids-all-obstacles.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

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dmac

0129WarmUp

If an astronaut yells in space and noone is there to hear it, does she make a noise?

Are there noises in deep space? If so, what do they sound like?

Find out @ http://www.aliensonic.com/

You can use google to translate your wicked awesome sayings into Spanish and French.

How about R2D2? Try this link: http://www.r2d2translator.com/

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dmac

012709WarmUp

Are you a football fan? What's up with that yellow line that marks the line of scrimmage?

It's called augmented reality!

Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality.

How is it different than virtual reality? Go to
http://www.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm and find out.

Watch a video @ http://www.fandome.com/video/107610/The-Mystery-of-the-Yellow-Line/

So now, how's it work?

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dmac

012609WarmUp

How's your eco-driving? What is it?

Check it out @ http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/be-an-ecodriver/ and
http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/ecodriving-practices/ and
http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/maintenance-practices/.

Calculate your CO2 emissions @ http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/eco-calculator/.

Take a road test @ http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/virtual-road-test/.

How did you do?

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dmac

0121WarmUp

Take a few minutes to review the term 2 notes as follows:

Networking/Computer Repair:
-PC Ports http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dhm34zzs_621fsjxj7fk&hl=en
-Electricity http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dhm34zzs_624d5r7dhd8&hl=en
-Binary Numbers http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dhm34zzs_622dchzb9gt&hl=en
-Motherboard Components http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dhm34zzs_623dqxtw6f7&hl

Leave a comment when you are reviewed and ready.

dmac

012009WarmUp

Long ago, in a land far, far away...sounds like the beginning of a fairy tale.

What is a fairy tale? Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tales.

Ever think of writing one of your own? Maybe this will help! http://www.brown.edu/Courses/FR0133/Fairytale_Generator/gen.html

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dmac

0116WarmUp

Don't litter--you've heard it since you were a kid!

How about E-Waste?

What is it? Check it out @ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1870485,00.html

What do you do with your E-Waste? Find out @ http://ban.org/
and @ http://greenphone.com/index.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

You don't care about E-Waste? Take a look @ http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1870162,00.html

Check out some of the most polluted places on earth @ http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1661031_1661028,00.html

Have the last word.

dmac

0114WarmUp

Speaking of the Internet did you know that searching the web has an environmental impact?
http://rwridley.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/it-was-just-a-matter-of-time-google-searches-are-killing-the-planet/

Read more about it @ http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5489134.ece.

How can you help? Check it out @ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5488934.ece

Have your say--leave a comment!

dmac

0113WarmUp

The internet would be pretty cumbersome without search engines. You're used to searching the net with tools like Google and Yahoo. And maybe Firefox and Chrome.

How about a new search engine?

Try Scour @ http://scour.com/

Check out how it's different @ http://scour.com/demo/.

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dmac

0112WarmUup

By almost any measure, the U.S. economy is in its worst state since the Great Depression. Consumer spending is down, credit markets remain weak, and more than 10 million Americans are out of work. December 30, 2008 (Computerworld)

Yet demand for IT skills remain strong.

What are the 9 hottest, most sought after computer skills of 09?

Check it out @ http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Management&articleId=330106&taxonomyId=14&pageNumber=1

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dmac

0109WarmUp

What is Project Euler? Check it out @ http://projecteuler.net/index.php?section=about.

Click on one the problems @ http://projecteuler.net/index.php?section=problems.

Leave the answer as a comment.

dmac

1008WarmUp

What is Cryptography?

Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography

Check out a cool site @ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3411/03.html.

Leave me an encripted message.

dmac

0105WarmUp

Welcome back! Christmas isn't quite over yet. Did you know that the Christmas season lasts from December 25th t0 January 5th! http://www.cresourcei.org/cy12days.html

Since it still is Christmas (technically), let's warmup today with something seasonal.

NORAD stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD is responsible for keeping us safe from enemy attack. NORAD provides warning of impending missile and air attack, safeguards the air sovereignty of North America, and maintains airborne forces for defense against attack. NORAD performs this important mission 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Check it out @ http://www.norad.mil/

What's interesting is that NORAD also tracks Santa. Look it up @ http://www.norad.mil/News/2008/112508.html and @ http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html.

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